Wednesday 10 am – 12 noon

Students will analyse the fundamental elements of the Spanish language, appreciate aspects of Spanish and Latin American society and culture. You will study in a small group with a native Spanish teacher and learn how to:

• introduce and describe yourself, your family and other people
• give and ask for information
• talk about your hobbies, interests
• order in a restaurant, shopping

Outcome of the course:
By the end of the course, students will be able to express themselves with grammatical accuracy in Spanish as well as appreciate cultural aspects. Studying in a small group provides ample opportunities to practice the language in realistic contexts, with an emphasis on listening and speaking skills. In addition, students will practice the language during our Free conversation classes and film club on a monthly basis.

You will study in a small group with a native Spanish teacher, how to:

• arrange a meeting; how to accept or decline an invitation
• express your intentions; how to make plans with other people
• talk on the phone
• express possibility, permission and obligation
• talk about health, human body, weather, news and feelings
• describe past events and past habits

Outcome of the course:

By the end of the course, students enjoy a variety of topics of conversation, feel more confident using Spanish. They improve their grammatical accuracy in spoken and written Spanish as well as find out more about cultural traditions.
Emphasis is on the progressive development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Upon completion, you will finally start feeling Spanish!

Monday 7 – 9 pm

You will study in a small group with a native Spanish teacher, how to:

• describe your feelings, your interests
• talk about future events, possibility and hypothesis
• give and ask for advice; how to express pleasure, displeasure and preferences
• topics relating to the cultural aspects of Hispanic society, traditions, music, films
• report something said by others (reported speech 1)
• news in slow Spanish

Outcome of the course:

Upon completion, students will be able to communicate spontaneously and accurately with increasing complexity. They will understand the gist of complex texts about diverse topics, as well as put forward an argument, stating the pros and cons of the different options.

You will study in a small group with a native Spanish teacher focussing on:

• oracciones comparativas y modales
• estilo indirecto
• formas impersonales del verbo
• perífrasis verbales
• voz pasiva
• News, tv programmes, cultural aspects, art, traditions, current affairs

The use of authentic, literary texts as well as the media will reinforce and maintain your fluency in Spanish. Stress is placed on the use of sophisticated grammatical structures indispensable to the art of translation and interpretation. Cultural topics about Hispanic society, language and culture will highlight your sessions. Ideal for students who have studied for more then two years and are fluent in Spanish.